Glove



A ril 13, 1943.

"'l-l. EVANGELISTA GLOVE Filed June 30, 1941 INVENTOR- HUGO EVANGELISTA BY w, 01%;, Mq fM ATTORNEYS Patented Apr. 13, 1943 UNITED STATES PATENT.

OFFICE GLOVE v Hugo Evangelista, Gloirersville, N. :Y Application June 30', 1941', SerialN0. 400,468

' 8 Claim's. (Cl- 2-169) This invention relates to gloves, and, is particularly designed to provide a fine glove of good fit. Although adapted to gloves made of any desired flexible material, the invention is especially important in connection with leather gloves where careful design is paramount. i

In a conventional fine glove thepalm and'back are formed of a single unitary blank, but'the thumb i a separate piece of leather inserted in a suitable aperture in the blank. A well fitting of the glove.

For many years suggestions have been made for making not only the palm and back, but also the thumb, out of a single unitary blank. Many of the suggested constructions are clumsyan'd unsightly. Hence they are suitable only for work gloves, since a good fit and attractive design is especially required in the field'of fine ladies gloves, particularly where lightleathersare employed,

The present invention has as a principal object the provision of a finely fitting, attractively de-.

signed glove well adapted for use in the field of I fine ladies gloves. To thi end a number of refinements have been incorporated in the design of the blank, so as to insure an excellent fit in the completed glove. Also, the features of the'design result in the avoidance of tension'pointswhich are not only uncomfortable and unsightly, but

also result in undue wear and tearing. The invention will be more fully understood by reference to the drawing, which illustrates one specific embodiment, and the following descrip tion thereof. l I

Fig. 4 illustrates a suitable fourchette which I may be employed.

Referring to Fig. 1, a ladies fiare shown in which the palm II I and back l2 are formed of a single piece of flexible material, such as leather, folded about the outside edge l3 of the hand. Th thumb is formed of a front thumb top glove is tab 14 seamlessly, united with the palm portion ll. of theglove, and a backthumb portion 15 seamlessly united with the back portion [2 of the glove. Thus the thumb is formed of two portions of leather seamlessly united with the main body The fingers may be closed by the use of conventionalfourohettes. For examples, the French or shoulder fourchett l5 illustrated in Fig. 4 is commonly employed in fine ladies gloves. If desired, the English fourchette with suitable quirks maybe employed, or'any other desired style of fourchette.

The construction of the glove will be more clearly understood from Fig. 3. The blank comprises a'jpalm panel I [seamlessly united with a central backlp'anel l2- and adapted to be folded about the perpendicular fold line I3 to form the back' and partof thepalm of the glove. On the other side of the central back panel I2 is the back thumb panel 30, forming. the back of the thumb and the remainder of the palm side of the glove.

, The fupperpartof the palm panel is slittedto form the front finger portions "I, I8), I91 and 20,1, corresponding-tov index, middle, ring and little fingers jrespectivelyr The upper part of the back panel isslitted ina similar manner to provide the back portions of-the fingers Mb, 181), l9b, and "20b. -Th'e slits-for the back fingers extend downwardly somewhat-farther than the corresponding'slits for the front fingers, in order to allow 'fo'r the webs between the fingers of the hand. ,In closing the; glove, fourchettes 15. are sewn between the little and ring fingers, between the ring and middle fingers, and between the i ,middle and index fingers, to provide the corresponding finger stalls. In the specific embodi-' menthere, described, theouter edges of the index finger [portions Hi and [lb are designed for closure withoutjthe use of fourchettes. It will be understood that the glove could be designed to employ a fourchette forthis finger also.

The front thumb tab l4 extends downwardly on the outer side of the pahn panel from beneath the front'indexfingerllf. The outline of the tab is formed by an'oute'r convex edge 2| and an inner convex edge 22', extending from the base 23 of the thumb tab to the tip. The base 23 is advantageously approximately on a line with the slit between fingers I'Ifand- I8f. On the outer side of the tab an indenture are 24 is advantageously provided. Thisindenture is preferably slightly belowth base of the tab, at approximately the secondph'alange of the thumb, and cooperates with the corresponding portion of the rear thumb v I5 to provide a well fitting thumb.

The upper part of the back thumb panel 39 forms a back thumb portion |5 which extends upwardly in a substantially upright position and is substantially wider than the front thumb tab. The inner edge 25 extends generally upright and slightly convex from the rounded base or teardrop 26 of the back thumb gap 21 to the top of the thumb. The outer edge 28 of the back thumb portion is shaped to cooperate with the inner edge 22 of the front thumb tab to form the thumb stall;

The back thumb panel is provided With an outwardly extending projection which, broadly, is

located at a position between approximately the second phalange of the thumb and the wrist-.

At the wrist, it is preferred to have the panel extend laterally to at least the outer edge of the back thumb portion at the first joint thereof This cooperates with a suitably shaped palm contour line on the palm panel to form awell fitting palm and wrist, and an attractive seam- In'the preferredemb'odim'ent of Fig. 3., the. outer edge28 extends downwardly and tapering line.

slightly outwardly from" the'tip" to approximately the second phalang'e, then concave'ly outwardly to a point 3| of the thumb near the. second (metac'arpal-phalangeal)" joint to formfla' gusset 29; From the tip 3| of the gusset the" blank extends downwardly and inwardly to the wrist.

indenture" are 32, substantially at the wrist of the glove, and then outwardly" and downwardly to the bottom 33 of the glove.

providing the flare of the glove.

From a point 35. approximately midway be-' tween the tipflof the back index finger l'lb'and' the base 2 6- or the gap, theco'ntour136' of. the

blank tapers outwardly and downwardly, so'that the base of the" gap is offset 'outwardly from the perpendicular line 31. ofthe upper outer edge of the back index finger l'lbq Thepoint 35 is'advantageously at; or slightly 'belowthe sec; ond joint'of'theindexfinger, thus being approximately at the upper part of" the third phalange. The offset 38 is or importance in forming a good fit around'the'web of the hand between the fore.

finger and thu'mb, and in avoiding a pull'or ten- I tionships result in a well fitting'th'urhb which.

folds naturally acrossthe palmof the'glove; and eliminates tension points in the web'be'tween the thumb and forefinger. A V

The outer edge 4| of thefrontindex finger ITJ is slightly convex and is outside f theperpendicula'r line 4'2 fromthe outer tip of the finger to the bottom of the glove; This feature in conjunction with the sloping line 36 of the rear thumb gap aHOWSfOI' the'taper'of the hand between the index finger and the thumb-web; so as to'assure a" snug fit without tightness. The

front and back index fingers; Hf and llb; are

also somewhat wider than the remainingfing'ers to provide a finger stall of adequate size.

The outer edge of thepalm po'rtionof the palm panel I I curves concavely'andslightly in- Thefportion' 34 between the wrist and bottom participates in" The'combination of gapand wardly from the base 23 of the thumb tab to substantially the wrist 42, to provide a palm contour line, and then tapers outwardly to the bottom of the glove. The palm are between 23 and 62 is sewn to the palm contour line of the back thumb panel between 3| and 32, and cooperates therewith to form a snugly fitting palm without tightness or tension points. Moreover, all portions of the back thumb panel extend outwardly to at least the outer edge of the back thumb portion l5. This results in providing adequate room for the palm and an attractive seam down the palm of the glove to the mouth thereof.

The wrist indenture arcs 32 and 42 have the important advantage of providing a snug wrist fit even though the glove flares toward the mouth 43 (Fig. 2) of the glove.

In' making the glove, the blank of Fig. 3 is folded along line l3 and also substantially along the line 64. To insure that the front and back of the mouth of the glove will be even in the finished glove, the'bottom 45 of the palm panel is cut at a 'smallupward angle with respect to the horizontal line of the bottom 33 of the central panel from the fold line |3, to'the outside of the blank. On the opposite side of the blank, the bo'ttom edge 41 of the rear thumb panel extending outwardly from the 'fold line 44 is also cut at an angle with the horizontal 45. 4

The closing of the glove will be apparent from the figures shown. The outer edge 4| of front index finger 11] is sewn to the outer edge of the back index finger Ill). The outer ed'ge2l of the front thumb tab is sewn to the inner edge 25 of the rear thumb portion; the sewing continuing around the tip of the thumb to join the inner edge 22 of the front thumb tab with the outer edge 28' of the rear thumb'portion, the point 3| of gusset 29 coinciding with the base 23 ofthe front thumb tab. The outer edge from the point 3| or the gusset to the bottom of the glove is sewn to the outer edge of thepal'nr extending from point 23 to the bottom. Thefinge'rs may be sewn together with the use of fou'rchettesin the usual manner," as mentioned hereinbefore. 1

Any desired type of sewing maybe employed.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, in-the finished glove a seam extends from the tip 5| of the index and to the gusset point 3|. From the gusset point the seam extends downwardly along the palm and front of the wrist, along line 58. As

' a result of the features of the two thumb portions and the relationships between the gap 26'; the gusset 29 and the base 23 of the front thumb tab, p'o'inted out above, the thumb will fold nat urally' across the palm of the hand in asmoot'h' fit. The front thumb tab will be folded substantially along the line 5'! extending upwardly and out'wardlyfrom. the base point 23 (Fig. 3)

As is shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the thumb'is clean and sleek in appearance, and the seam line around the gusset to the bottom of the glovehas an attractive appearance. Tension points are eliminated in the palm of the glove" and around the base of the thumb and there is no seam in the inner web portion 58 (Fig. 1) of the glove, thereby eliminating any danger of ripping at this critical point. Theglove, although having a flare top, has a definite wrist line to' insurea smooth fitting glove. No elastics or similar means'f'or providing a'wrist line are necessary.

As will be seen in Fig. 3, the portion of the entire blank shown in Fig. 3 will be cut from a trank by a single die. I

An additional feature of this glove tributes to the appearance of the glove on the hand lies in the location of the silking on the back of the glove. As shown in Fig. 1, the conventional three lines of silking 6| extend'downwardly from the bottoms of'the slits between index and middle fingers, middle and ring fingers, and ring and little fingers. Ordinarily, the

middle silk line extendsperpendicularly beneath.

the slit between the middle and ring fingers, along line 62 of Fig. 3. A silk marker 63 is ordinarily employed as a guide for the silking. In the specific embodiment of Fig. 3, the silk marker is offset from the perpendicular to the point 64. The amount of offset is usually substantially the same as the offset 38 between the base of the thumb gap and the perpendicular line 31. This is indicated by dotted lines 65. The center silking line then extends from the bottom of the slit between middle and ring fingers along the line 65 to the offset silk marker 64. The two outer silking lines may be arranged suitably with respect to the center silking line as so located. By silking the glove in this manner, when the glove is placed on the hand the center silking line is straight on the back of the hand, and does not skew sidewise. This is an important feature in securing a glove which looks well On the hand.

The glove specifically illustrated is a flare top glove. However, it will be understood that the features of the invention may also be employed for a straight top glove. In such case the boundaries 34 and 59 from the wrist of the glove to the bottom may be made perpendicular, instead of tapering outwardly. Although especially designed for fine ladies dress gloves, where light leathers and style require careful design, the features can of course be employed for mens gloves also.

In the specific embodiment described herein a number of features have been described, all of which cooperate to provide a well-fitting glove. However, if desired, one or more but not all of the features of the invention may be employed, with resulting advantage over previous constructions. It will also be understood that modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the inven- 'tion.

This application is a continuation in part of my copending application Serial No. 330,599, filed April 19, 1940. v

I claim:

1. A glove made with an integral blank of flexible material comprising a central back panel having a palm panel on one side and a back thumb panel on the other side thereof, said palm panel having a downwardly extending front thumb tab, the upper part of said back thumb panel forming a back thumb portion, the outer edge of said back thumb portion extending downwardly and outwardly to form a substantially pointed gusset, the point of the gusset being which consewn-to the base of the inner edge of the front thumb tab, the pointed portion of the gusset which is sewn to the base of the inner edge of the front thumb tab being positioned above said base in the glove blank.

2. A glove made with an integral blank of flexible material comprising a central back panel having a palm panel on one side and a back thumb panel on the other side thereof, said palm panel having a downwardly extending front thumb tab, the upper part of said back thumb panel forming a back thumb portion, the outer edge of said back thumb portion extending downwardly and outwardly to form a substantially pointed gusset. the point of the gusset being sewn to the base of the inner'edge of the front thumb tab, the pointed portion of the gusset which is sewn to the base of the inner edge of thefront thumb tab being positioned above 'said base-and above the base of the inner edge of said back thumb portion in the glove blank.

3. A glove made with an integral blank of flexible material comprising a central back panel having a palm panel on one side and a back thumb panel on the other side thereof, said palm panel having a downwardly extending front thumb tab, the upper part of said back thumb panel forming a back thumb portion, the outer edge of said back thumb portion extending downwardly to substantially the second phalange and then concavely outwardly to substantially a point to thereby form a gusset, the point of the gusset being sewn to the base of the inner edge of the front thumb tab, said gusset point being positioned in the glove blank above the base of the inner edge of the front thumb tab to which the gusset point is sewn, the contour of the back thumb panel sloping inwardly from said gusset point to substantially the wrist portion of the glove blank, the contour of the palm panel from said base of the inner edge of the front thumb tab to substantially the wrist being concave and being sewn to the first-mentioned contour of the back thumb panel.

4. A glove made with an integral blank of flexible material comprising a central back panel having a palm panel on one side and a back thumb panel on the other side thereof, a front thumb tab extending downwardly on the outer side of the palm panel and having an indenture are on the outer edge near the base of the tab, the upper part of said back thumb panel forming a back thumb portion the inner edge of which is sewn to the outer edge of the front thumb tab along said indenture arc.

5. A glove made with an integral blank of flexible material comprising a central back panel having a palm panel on one side and a back thumb panel on the other side thereof, a front thumb tab extending downwardly on the outer side of the palm panel and having an inner edge convex from the base thereof to the tip and an indenture arc in the outer edge near said base, the upper part of the back thumb panel forming an upright back thumb portion having an inner edge extending generally upright and slightly convex to the tip portion thereof, the outer edge of said back thumb portion extending downwardly to substantially the second phalange and then concavely outwardly to substantially a point to thereby form a gusset, the point of the gusset being sewn to the base of the inner edge of the front thumb tab, said gusset point being positioned in the glove blank above the base of the innerfedge of the front thumb tab to which the gusset point is sewn;

6. A; glove made with an integral blank of flexible material comprising a central back panel having a palm panel on one sideand'a' back thumb panel on the other side thereof, a front thumb tab extending downwardly on the outer side of the palm panel, the upper part of the back thumb panel forming an upright back thumb portion separated from the central back panel by a gap of substantial width, the contour of the outer edge of the central back panel in wardly to form: a substantially pointed gusset adapted to besewn to the base of theinner edge of the-front thumb tab, the pointed portion of the gusset being positioned above the base of the inner edge of the front thumb tab.

8. In a glove of flexible material made from a back panel, a palm panel having an integrally formed front thumb tab extending downwardly substantially directly beneath" the front index finger portion of the palm panel; and a back thumb panel the upper part of which forms an upright back thumb portion, the improvement which comprises the outer edge of the back thumb portion extending downwardly to sub- =stantially the secondphalange and then concavely outwardly to substantially a point to thereby form a gusset, the point-of the gusset being sewnto the base of the inner edge of the front thumb tab, said gusset point being. positioned above the base of the inner edge of the front thumb tab to which-the gusset point is sewn.

HUGO EVANGELISTA. 

